For the past 30 years, I have had the privilege to
travel the world over. Because of my wandering personality, I never
figured to find a place that could ever satisfy me as much as the Big
Easy (New Orleans) where everything abounds. For the past 10 years, I
have returned again and again to the small Island Archipelago known as
Malta. I have come to love its people, teach its young physicians,
treat its sick, become intrigued with its vast history, study its relics
of the past several millenniums, fill ones senses with its delicious
food, enjoy the warm pleasant weather, cool breezes, absence of rain and
much more. Over the ensuing months, Kathleen and I are renovating our
Utopia and second home in Malta..
Casa Katrina.

These are the views from the Casa Katrina terrace (L to
R): Sliema Bay, Mediterranean Sea, Capital city of Valetta, entrance to
Grand Harbor.

......is the beautiful pool and view from the Hotel
Fortina where we stayed for the past 10 years. It is owned by our
dearest friend Michael Zammit Tabona and managed by another Cliff Agius.
I will be including a section entitledLife in Malta,
where I will give a glimpse of their lives.

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.......in the coming months as the renovations progress, I will
add more.

Hallway with entrance to left.

The following are the initial results of our past two
trips to Malta. The renovations are almost complete. While the
pictures cannot do justice to the setting, many have asked to get a
glimpse of what we have so far completed.

Fausto DiPietro, of Fausto's Bistro Fame, Metairie
Louisiana

Mihaela, Michelle, Scott and Kathleen

Another brilliant sunset from our porch marking dinner
time

Feasting on Chef Fausto's magic receipts

Our fresh meats come direct via Kathleen's personal
butchers

A sad good bye till his visit next year

.....maybe by then Kathleen can have her own auto to
chauffer friends

.....and my dear friend and colleague, Dr. Thomas
Fenech, is trading in this Princess Sport Fisherman for a 49' Benateau
twin helm Yacht. If all goes well, I will be with him over Thanksgiving
this year (2003), picking it up in Marseilles, France and plan to sail
it across the Med coursing around Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and on to
Malta. Bon Voyage.